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Former Banxico Head Warns of New Inflationary Era

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Former Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico) Governor and current General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Agustín Carstens said Tuesday, April 5, that, like it or not, inflation is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. Speaking before the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, Carstens, who served as

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UN High Commissioner Echoes Concern for Mexican Journalists

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) responded Friday, March 11, to the European Parliament’s appeals for him to protect journalists by calling them “sheep” and “interventionists,” United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet echoed the European lawmakers, saying that “the levels of violence experienced by Mexican journalists are alarming” and openly criticizing the

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OHCHR Head ‘Alarmed’ by Mexico’s Midterm Election Violence

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet said Monday, June 21, that she was “alarmed by the violence in the most recent electoral process in Mexico” and urged the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to investigate the murders of all politicians, supporters and candidates. “Mexico held the most

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Israel Registers Complaint against Mexico for UN Vote

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The government of Israel on Friday, May 28, formally registered its displeasure with Mexico on for voting in favor of the creation of a special commission to investigate the recent events that occurred during the armed confrontation against Israel and the Gaza Strip. Mexican Ambassador to Israel Pablo Macedo Riba was summoned before the Israeli Ministry of

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Clock Design Exhibit Opens at Franz Mayer Museum

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As part of a broader commemoration of 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Mexico, the Swiss Embassy in Mexico City is sponsoring a 26-piece exhibit of watch and clock designs at the Franz Mayer Museum. The exhibit, titled “Design around the Clock,” presents pieces of watchmaking made between 2015 and 2020.

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